Urinary incontinence is a subject that is difficult to discuss … Because admitting that you have “leaks” from time to time is both shameful and embarrassing: no question of ‘talk about it with those around you!
However, urinary incontinence (which corresponds to an involuntary flow of urine through the urethra) is a frequent health concern: 9% of French people aged 18 and over suffer from it, and the phenomenon worsens with age. since 13% of 65 – 74 year olds and 23% of 75 year olds and over are victims.
Urinary leakage, a taboo among young people
There are 3 types of urinary leakage depending on the mechanism of occurrence: stress urinary incontinence (“leakage” occurs when lifting a heavy object, when coughing, when laughing …), urinary incontinence due to overactive bladder (“leakage” is preceded by an urgent and uncontrollable need to urinate, especially at night) and mixed incontinence (which combines the two types of symptoms).
According to an Ifop survey for the TripleW brand carried out in December 2018 among 1,014 adults, 43% of French people believe that urinary incontinence is a taboo subject; 57% of those under 35 even find the subject really embarrassing …
On the other hand, unsurprisingly, the subject becomes much less taboo with increasing age: while 44% of 35-49 year olds are still embarrassed, 37% of 50-64 year-olds and only 30% of over-65s balk at talk about urinary incontinence. What if we went beyond our received ideas?
Source: TripleW press release
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